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The establishment can accept being screwed, but not being laughed at


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The despair is there; now it's up to us to go in and rub raw the sores of discontent, galvanize them for radical social change.

The despair is there; now it's up to us to go in and rub raw the sores of discontent, galvanize them for radical social change.



True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within.

True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within.



They have the guns and therefore we are for peace and for reformation through the ballot. When we have the guns then it will be through the bullet.

They have the guns and therefore we are for peace and for reformation through the ballot. When we have the guns then it will be through the bullet.



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Control healthcare and you control the people



Never let a crisis go to waste

Never let a crisis go to waste



History is a relay of revolutions.

History is a relay of revolutions.



In the beginning the organizer's first job is to create the issues or problems.

In the beginning the organizer's first job is to create the issues or problems.



Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.



The fourth rule is: "Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules." You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.

The fourth rule is: "Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules." You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.



If people don't think they have the power to solve their problems, they won't even think about how to solve them.

If people don't think they have the power to solve their problems, they won't even think about how to solve them.





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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores - it's called partnership.

Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores - it's called partnership.



The farmer doesn't care for the pitchers' battle that resolves itself into a checkers game. The farmer loves the dramatic, and slugging is more dramatic than even the cleverest pitching.

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Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.

Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.



It is very hard because there are not a lot of female driven scripts.

It is very hard because there are not a lot of female driven scripts.



Love and work are the only two real things in our lives. They belong together, otherwise it is off. Work is in itself a form of love.

Love and work are the only two real things in our lives. They belong together, otherwise it is off. Work is in itself a form of love.



The main thing is that the 'C' is silent, so it kind of starts with a 'Z.' Z-O-O-K-RIE. It's Ukrainian, on my dad's side.

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To me, getting notes, honing the part, and refining the role is the real fun of the play.

To me, getting notes, honing the part, and refining the role is the real fun of the play.




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